Twine is a text-based game engine that's really easy and quick to use. Given our penchant for CYOAs that work as forum fanfics, I'm surprised we haven't been using this for years.
A few days ago, I asked some folks in Discord for a prompt, to which Tirin replied "Tirin Slash Fiction".
In less than 30 minutes, I made the following game: Tirin Slash Fiction (Slightly NSFW)
It's not a very long game, but it was a good laugh or two with an insanely quick turnaround, right? Let me show you how easy it was to make.
I'm really excited to see what you guys and gals make! I especially think it would be fun to do a stream of Twine development wherein the viewers co-write the game.
If you've ever got ten minutes to kill, please please please check this out. It's great community content and it can be done at your own pace, in very little time and with no skills required.
Zach and I have bit of experience with this, so hit me up if you have any questions!
A few days ago, I asked some folks in Discord for a prompt, to which Tirin replied "Tirin Slash Fiction".
In less than 30 minutes, I made the following game: Tirin Slash Fiction (Slightly NSFW)
It's not a very long game, but it was a good laugh or two with an insanely quick turnaround, right? Let me show you how easy it was to make.
- I downloaded Twine
- I launched Twine and clicked +Story
- I typed this in the "Untitled Passage":
- By putting [[two brackets around the bottom two lines]] I created a choice that will lead the player down two separate paths. When I clicked the x in the top corner of the passage, two new passages were automatically created. I continued editing passages in this fashion until I had this:
- Then I clicked the "^" symbol in the bottom-left, and selected "Publish to File" to create an HTML document.
- I uploaded the file to Discord so that anyone that downloads the file and opens it in their browser could play the game.
- To create a satandalone webpage where I could link people to the game, I went to http://philome.la/ which is a free Twine hosting site that just requires a Twitter account.
I'm really excited to see what you guys and gals make! I especially think it would be fun to do a stream of Twine development wherein the viewers co-write the game.
If you've ever got ten minutes to kill, please please please check this out. It's great community content and it can be done at your own pace, in very little time and with no skills required.
Zach and I have bit of experience with this, so hit me up if you have any questions!